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Slow down before tight turns
Twenty knots on a monitor produces the visual sensation of about ten. The advice to "taxi at a walking pace" cannot fix this, because your sense of walking pace is exactly the thing that's broken. Put the groundspeed readout in your scan and obey it for the next fifty flights, the way a student pilot leans on the airspeed indicator before learning to read attitude.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,883 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 338 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by an Airbus A350-900 aircraft. The aircraft began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 21 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 24L at CYUL Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,175 meters, which is 40% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 156 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of -5°C temperature and a wind speed of 6 knots at 240°. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 6 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Dorval, Quebec, Canada, where the aircraft climbed from 1,125 feet above sea level to 36,718 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,593 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 195 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 4 miles southwest of 63ME Milo Field in Maine, United States, and lasted for 58 minutes, covering a distance of 2,162 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb at a specific latitude and longitude, where it climbed from 37,423 feet above sea level to 39,489 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,066 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 60 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started at another specific location and lasted for 16 minutes, covering a distance of 481 nautical miles. As the aircraft continued its journey, it began its descent overhead Burcy in Normandie, France, where it descended from 39,749 feet above sea level to 12,812 feet above sea level, a decrease of 26,937 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 71 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise, this time overhead Male in Normandie, France, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 18 nautical miles. The enroute descent started overhead Chatillon-en-Dunois in Centre-Val de Loire, France, where the aircraft descended from 12,601 feet above sea level to 10,965 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,636 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 16 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise, this time 2 miles southeast of Montainville in Centre-Val de Loire, France, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 36 nautical miles. The enroute descent started overhead Ballancourt-sur-Essonne in Ile-de-France, France, where the aircraft descended from 10,046 feet above sea level to 1,536 feet above sea level, a decrease of 8,510 feet in 8 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 25 at LFPO Paris-Orly Airport was made from the east, with a heading of 254.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,243 feet above ground level. The landing took place on runway 25, which has a length of 2,883 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 134 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 338 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 134 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -332 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.0 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 10°C temperature and a wind speed of 3 knots at 73°. The crosswind was 0 knots
The Airbus A350-900 successfully landed at LFPO Paris-Orly Airport, achieving a score of 97.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 254.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,243 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, taking into account the runway's length of 2,883 meters.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a threshold speed of 134 knots, which was considered good. However, the touchdown speed was slightly fast, indicating that the pilot may have been able to maintain a more optimal speed during the landing. The touchdown distance of 338 meters was also deemed good, demonstrating the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's descent.
The landing rate was firm, with a rate of -332 feet per minute (fpm), which is a typical value for a commercial airliner. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.0 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the final approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 10°C and a wind speed of 3 knots at 73°. The crosswind component was negligible, while the tailwind component was 3 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed.
The total landing distance of 1,423 meters was 49% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and was able to bring the aircraft to a stop in a safe and controlled manner. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the pilot demonstrating good skills and judgment in executing a precise and controlled landing.
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